The 42nd Munich Conference on Security Policy opens in Munich on Feb.3, 2005, with the official theme as renewal of transatlantic relations.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel(L) shakes hands with NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer before the start of 42nd Munich Conference on Security Policy in Munich Feb.3, 2005.
US Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld talks with NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer before the start of 42nd Munich Conference on Security Policy in Munich Feb.3, 2005.
Iran's deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (L) talks to the media during a Conference on Security Policy in Munich February 4, 2006.